CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1980-0305
SL-6 R/B(1)
SL-6 R/B(1) (NORAD 11897) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 August 1980, after 15 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11897
International designator
1980-063B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Jul 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Aug 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
15 days15 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,350 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
15 daysAlso ended on 2 Aug 1980
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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